Frozen Shrimp

Has anyone seen any brands of frozen shrimp without salt?

Has anyone seen any brands of frozen shrimp without salt?

Maria, I have never thought to read an ingredient list on a pkg of frozen shrimp! Imagine, frozen shrimp has salt in it? I wonder why. Is it a little like up to 12% solution in grocery store meat?

[Robin Garr]

Has anyone seen any brands of frozen shrimp without salt?

Maria, I wonder if shrimp, being ocean-borne seafood, have a natural salt component. Like Bob, I don't know, but I wouldn't have thought salt was added during the freezing process.

Guys...read the ingredients on frozen shrimp...it's always has some kind of salt or salt derivative. I have yet to come across a package of frozen shrimp without salt being listed in the ingredients. And I have to say, that I always thought frozen shrimp tasted somewhat "brined".

Guys...read the ingredients on frozen shrimp...it's always has some kind of salt or salt derivative. I have yet to come across a package of frozen shrimp without salt being listed in the ingredients. And I have to say, that I always thought frozen shrimp tasted somewhat "brined".

Interesting, Maria. Have you tried rinsing them under cold water prior to cooking? Does that remove the brined flavor?

Mark Lipton

[Jenise]

Has anyone seen any brands of frozen shrimp without salt?

Are you talking already cooked or raw shrimp?

Frozen raw shrimp, Jenise.

Jenise is asking the right question, I think.

Raw, shell on, block frozen shrimp doesn't have salt added to it, to the best of my knowledge. Some shrimp are treated with tripolyphosphate, and since I'm not a chemist, I don't know if that is a salt or not. (should have paid more attention in science class)
I'm guessing it isn't, but I wouldn't bet a nickel on it.
But other shrimp aren't so treated, and those are the ones I buy.

Talk about cooked, OTOH, and all bets are off. There's a myriad of ways they could cook the shrimp which would bring salt to the party. I don't buy cooked shrimp because I like neither the taste nor the texture.

The further processed an item is, the better the odds are that it's going to contain things you'd rather avoid.

Here's what I found on the Ocean Garden website - OG is one of my trusted brands - at one time they only did wild Mexican shrimp, though now they've moved into farm raised, as well as shrimp sourced in Asia.
It is still possible to source Mexican wild under the OG label, as long as you specify that's what you want. Anyway, this is what it says:


Health & Nutrition

Ocean Garden® Mexican shrimp are “all natural” since we don’t use chemical
additives like brands from other origins. The only ingredients are Mexican shrimp.